Go to youtube and try searching "Romeo and Juliet balcony seen" and compare the two characters :) What do Romeo and Juliet feel do they feel different the same?
The correct answers would be "using contractions, slang terms, and colloquial expressions" and "using expressive punctuation". This way the writer brings the topic closer to the reader by making it "sound more like conversation". If you use "formal rules of grammar", it does not sound like a conversation, and "underlining words for emphasis" only draws your attention to those words. Mentioning your friend in the letter doesn't really affect anything.
When we say postcolonial, this refers to the time after countries have been colonized by the Europeans and during this time, the essential topic for postcolonial writers was about homogeneity. Homogeneity is being promoted at this time because of the unfair treatment against the colonizers. Answer would be option B.
Populace
pomp
testament
trifle
lore
muster
drab
yoke
compliant
subdued